At a glance

Esquimalt is a compact municipality beside the Gorge and Victoria's naval base, with older houses, apartments and a village strip on Esquimalt Road. About 23% of homes are detached and 53% are apartments, 51% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $741K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $823K^*
Residents: 19,020
Households renting: 51%
Homes that are apartments: 53%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $741K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Victoria MLS® Home Price Index (+11% since then), that is about $823K, 17% below the Victoria median of $987K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
51% of households rent, well above the 39% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
53% of homes are apartments (36% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 17,533 at the 2021 census.

0-1412%

15-194%

20-245%

25-3416%

35-4416%

45-5412%

55-6415%

65+21%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 17,533 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached23%

Semi-detached8%

Row house5%

Duplex flat11%

Apartment under 5 storeys47%

Apartment 5+ storeys7%

Upfront closing costs¹

BC charges a tiered property transfer tax: 1% on the first $200,000, 2% to $2 million, then 3%, and 5% above $3 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

BC property transfer tax: $14,460

How it's changing

These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety

Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Esquimalt. Policing there is by the RCMP or a municipal police department, and neither publishes open crime counts by neighbourhood. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.

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